Bayside Swimming

Monday, February 28, 2011

Last Blast

Reminder about entries that they need to be in ASAP.

https://www.clubsonline.com.au/swimregform/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_meet_summary&MeetID=9392&OrgID=2269

Above is the link for entries. This meet is filling up very quickly. We would like to make sure that the swimmers in our club that should be swimming this meet do not miss out. The meet has a warm up time of 2.30pm and a start time of 3.30pm (on March 20). The program as it stands now finishes at 8.24pm and we can not be there any longer than 9.00pm. Get them in quickly. If we run out of allocated time we will not be able to accept any more entries, whether you are from Bayside or not.

Another reminder that those not swimming will be required for timekeeping duties. We need to make sure that we have 3 timekeepers on all lanes for the meet otherwise we could have the qualification status of the meet withdrawn. The whole point of the meet is qualification for Age Nationals.

Thanks,

Gus

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Angus Barnes
Bayside Swimming Club

+61 3 9581 3288

baysideswimming.blogspot.com.au
www.baysideswimming.org.au

Monday, February 21, 2011

Nationals Meeting...

... at 630pm. Sorry, forgot to add it.

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Angus Barnes
Bayside Swimming Club

+61 3 9581 3288

baysideswimming.blogspot.com.au
www.baysideswimming.org.au

TigerSharks - Timeline

Timeline for this weekend,

Gus

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Angus Barnes
Bayside Swimming Club

+61 3 9581 3288

baysideswimming.blogspot.com.au
www.baysideswimming.org.au

Nationals swimmers

Those intending to go to Adelaide this year for Age Nationals (including relay swimmers) will have a meeting next Tuesday (March 1) night at Mentone Grammar in the club room.

At the moment, I am not likely to be going. Unless the little beast and my wife conspire differently, I am likely to be changing nappies and washing baby gear. I do plan to make a few celebrity appearances but I cannot commit to stay the whole time AT THIS STAGE. That being as it is, Nic Baker will be running the show with Ben Drysdale and Zoe Pearce (our physio) in tow. This will be the first Age Nats I have missed since 2001 and the 3rd I have missed since 1989...

At present we have 12-14 people on our radar as going or likely to go. The likely ones are in the boys 14/u B relays who are desperately close to qualifying in both free and medley. The A team is already in. The reason that I have not made any definite names to relays is that I would like to give everyone the chance to get into the teams.

CURRENTLY means today. I am happy to update as and when it is required.

These are the teams as they stand as of now. If I have made errors, let me know...

Boys 14/u
Free
A 6 sec under QT
Capomolla
McDonald
Douglass
Dawes
B currently 0.83 sec away from QT
Balleggi
Shokin
Koh
Foss

Medley (BK, BR, FLY, FR)
A 7 sec under QT
Douglass
Foss
MacDonald
Capomolla
B currently 2.85 sec away from QT
Mann
Koh
Scirra
Dawes

Boys 16/under
Free 1.5 sec under QT
Rix
Simondson
MacDonald (not the fastest for the position but only one where it will not CURRENTLY have indiv program effected by relay)
Morris

Medley currently 3 sec outside
Simondson
Morris
Foss
Rix

No 18/under and no girls I am afraid. Girls will be rectified next year. We have a solid bunch of very capable girls coming through. 14/under girls 2012 will kick backside.

MOST IMPORTANT - If you want to challenge for any of these positions, I am happy to time you in a session (LC on Thu morn at Waves) or if you go faster at any of the upcoming meets. I will be making the final decision about teams the Monday after Last Blast (March 21) as all parties will have to get organised quickly from that date onward. National entries close March 30 at 5pm. All entries are online.

Cheers,

Gus

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Angus Barnes
Bayside Swimming Club

+61 3 9581 3288

baysideswimming.blogspot.com.au
www.baysideswimming.org.au

Last Blast

This meet is approaching and is very important on the clubs calendar for 2 reasons. We run meets very well and many other clubs rely on this as it is the last meet prior to Age Nationals. Secondly, it is a big fundraiser for the club.
All of the entries are online this year for the first time. This makes things significantly easier for those running the meet (us).
As is the case with all of the meets we run, we will need some assistance from members to make sure the meet runs well. More on this soon.

The main reason I am emailing now is that the entries are adding up quickly. We already have a meet that will go for 3 hours and we can not go any more than 5. As is the case with most meets, this will fill up faster as we get closer to the event. PLEASE GET ENTRIES IN NOW.

As this is a qualification meet, those racing should be in the following categories.
1. Those going for national times.
2. Those already going to nationals practising events.
3. Those racing for relay places.
4. Those that will not be going to nationals but swimming to assist the club and have QTs not too far from 13 years Nat QTs.

This is a fast meet. The majority of swimmers are within range of at least 13 years age nationals QTs. Therefore, you can help in one of 2 ways. Either swim, if you are in one of the above categories or help by timekeeping etc if you do not.

Thanks,

Gus

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Angus Barnes
Bayside Swimming Club

+61 3 9581 3288

baysideswimming.blogspot.com.au
www.baysideswimming.org.au